Applying for the replacement of the operating license of unregistered vehicles after loss

You must apply for the issue of a new operating license at your responsible registration authority.

• If the technical data for the vehicle is stored at the registration office, a replacement document can be issued immediately.
• If the technical data for the vehicle is not stored, you must apply for a clearance certificate from the registration office. The clearance certificate must then be submitted to the manufacturer, who can issue a replacement type approval.
• If the manufacturer no longer exists or the vehicle does not have EU type approval, the clearance certificate must be submitted to a testing organization. The testing organization will issue a technical report. The registration office can issue the replacement type approval on the basis of the test organization's report.

District administrations and city administrations of the independent cities and, in some cases, the large cities belonging to the district.

• valid identity card or passport
• For commercially used vehicles, appropriate proof
• Proof of ownership for the vehicle
• in case of loss:
  • Declaration of loss and, on request, an affidavit or
  • police report of loss
• in the event of theft:
  • Confirmation from the police of the theft report
• If necessary, expert opinion on the basis of the clearance certificate

• § 5 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG)
• § 21 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG)
• § 13 Verordnung über die EG-Genehmigung für Kraftfahrzeuge und ihre Anhänger sowie für Systeme, Bauteile und selbstständige technische Einheiten für diese Fahrzeuge (EG-Fahrzeuggenehmigungsverordnung - EG-FGV)
• § 19 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG)

Contradiction

The following information is available:

If you find the operating license you thought you had lost after the replacement document has been issued, you must return the old document to the registration authority immediately.

The Federal Motor Transport Authority can issue you with proof of the general operating license issued for vehicles manufactured in the former GDR if you have lost it. This applies to

• mopeds (mokicks, mopeds)
• Bicycles with auxiliary motor
• light motorcycles from the former GDR that were first put on the road before March 1, 1992
• Motorized ambulance chairs from the former GDR that were first put on the market before March 1, 1991
• trailers from the former GDR production without registration

21.06.2024

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.